title: Laparoscopic common duct exploration in a child with recurrent pancreatitis due to a primary fungus ball in the terminal common bile duct.
abstract: We report on a case of a fungus ball obstructing the distal common bile duct and causing recurrent pancreatitis in an otherwise healthy 3-year-old boy. Laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct was performed using a 10 french rigid fiberoptic cystoscope and a Dormia basket. This is the first example of a primary fungus ball in common bile duct presenting as a pancreatitis and treated laparoscopically.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Surgery, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, The University of Tennessee, Memphis 38105, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lobe
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bufo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Whitington
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002758:Cholangiography; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence